periodt
That's absolutely final
Periodt is an emphatic variant of "period" used to signal that a statement is final and not up for debate.
The spelling mimics a pronunciation that adds a hard T sound for emphasis.
Common in African American Vernacular English and popularized through social media: She's the best singer of her generation, periodt.
Often stands alone as a sentence for dramatic effect.
Informal in-group vocabulary
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- Black TwitterBlack American online community
- dialectRegional language variety
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
linguistic · cultural · internet speak · stan culture · drag culture · ballroom · slay · sis
Settled way of thinking
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
unbothered · clap back · read · shade · snatched · serve · strut · queen
State of conclusive completion
- doneNo longer in progress
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- truthAccordance with reality
- mic dropTriumphant performance-ending gesture
end of discussion · full stop · that's it · no debate · case closed · final word · exclamation · assertive
To uphold or sustain
- agreementShared position between parties
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- co-signJointly guarantee repayment
- backingAid or sponsorship
approval · endorsement · solidarity · amen · preach · exactly · absolutely · totally
slang
Informal in-group vocabulary
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- Black TwitterBlack American online community
- dialectRegional language variety
expression · linguistic · cultural · internet speak · stan culture · drag culture · ballroom · slay · sis · tea
attitude
Settled way of thinking
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
diva · unbothered · clap back · read · shade · snatched · serve · strut · queen · unapologetic
finality
State of conclusive completion
mic drop · end of discussion · full stop · that's it · no debate · case closed · final word · exclamation · assertive · definitive
support
To uphold or sustain
- agreementShared position between parties
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- co-signJointly guarantee repayment
backing · approval · endorsement · solidarity · amen · preach · exactly · absolutely · totally · yes
periodtjust saying
Verbal shrug after criticism
kinda · sorta · I think · I mean · no offense but
- grace periodAllowed delay before consequences
- trial periodTemporary testing interval
- waiting periodRequired delay before proceeding
- honeymoon periodInitial uncritical enthusiasm stage
- time periodBounded stretch of duration
- lunch periodDesignated midday eating break